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PL6 8BJ

Moor View · Plymouth · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Moor View
Local authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Moor View
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL6 8BH 171 m
PL6 8DT 244 m
PL6 8BP 265 m
PL6 8EB 266 m
PL6 8EA 276 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL6 8BJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL6
Postcode sector
PL6 8
Latitude
50.422363
Longitude
-4.110304
British National Grid easting
250,190
British National Grid northing
60,186

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Plymouth · E06000026
Electoral ward
Moor View · E05002086
Parish or community
E43000021
Westminster constituency
Plymouth Moor View · E14001426
Output area
E00172079
Lower layer super output area
Plymouth 005C · E01015092
Middle layer super output area
Plymouth 005 · E02003126

Postcode source versions

Explore PL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
33
Secondary
10

  1. University of St Mark & St John

    Higher education institutions

    149 m

  2. Thornbury Primary School

    Academy converter

    820 m

  3. Oakwood Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,227
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 598
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 98
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Public order 96

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL6 8 residents
11,470

Age bands in PL6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,740 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

1,474 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

2,690 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.2%

2,583 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

2,660 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROBOROUGH SURGERY

    1 EASTCOTE CLOSE, ROBOROUGH, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6PH

    ODS code L83048

    661 m

  • SOUTHWAY SURGERY

    33 ROCKFIELD AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX

    ODS code L83039

    1.7 km

  • ELM SURGERY

    123 LEYPARK WALK, ESTOVER, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8UF

    ODS code L83019

    1.9 km

  • KNOWLE HOUSE SURGERY

    4 MEAVY WAY, CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3JB

    ODS code L83089

    2.3 km

  • BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    433 BUDSHEAD ROAD, WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU

    ODS code L83113

    2.9 km

  • OAKSIDE SURGERY

    HONICKNOWLE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, GUY MILES WAY, HONICKNOWLE GREEN, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3PY

    ODS code L83015

    3.7 km

  • PEVERELL PARK SURGERY

    THE STABLES, 162 OUTLAND ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL2 3PX

    ODS code L83648

    4.2 km

  • LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR.

    3-5 LISSON GROVE, MUTLEY, PLYMOUTH, PL4 7DL

    ODS code L83147

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Plymouth City Airport

    AIR · Glenholt

    0.0 miles

  • Plymouth City Airport

    GAT · Glenholt

    0.0 miles

  • Marjon

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles

  • Runway Road

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles

  • Runway Road

    BCT · Derriford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Plymouth 005C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,030 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 10 secondary schools. University of St Mark & St John is the nearest published school at 149 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,227 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 598 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.